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Fisher has an estimated 3,344 residents, up from 3,219 at the 2021 Census — a change of 125 people, or 3.9%. Growth has averaged 1.3% a year over five years. That puts 2,117 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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As of Aug 2026, demographic assessments by AreaSearch estimate the population of Fisher at approximately 3,344 individuals. Compared to the 3,219 people recorded in the 2021 Census, this indicates an expansion of 125 people (3.9%). Such demographic movement is deduced using the ABS estimated resident population of 3,334 as of June 2025 alongside 11 validated new addresses identified following the Census date. This headcount results in a population density of 2,116 persons per square kilometer, exceeding the typical nationwide figure benchmarked by AreaSearch. Moreover, Fisher's 3.9% expansion post-2021 census surpassed the SA3 area figure of 1.9%, positioning it at the forefront of regional growth.
Inbound overseas migration formed the primary catalyst, supplying roughly 72.5% of total population additions in recent times. Projections utilized by AreaSearch incorporate ABS/Geoscience Australia data published in 2024 utilizing 2022 as the baseline year for SA2 locations. Whenever locations lack coverage or for horizons post-2032, age-bracket trajectory metrics from ACT Government SA2 projections with a 2022 baseline are applied. Looking ahead across this forecast horizon, modeling suggests a slight contraction in total headcount, projecting the locality to lose 7 persons by 2041 under these parameters. Conversely, specific demographics will continue expanding, particularly the 85 and over bracket, which is slated to add 55 people.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
25 new dwellings have been approved in Fisher over the past five years, an average of 5 a year. That is 1.5 approvals per 1,000 residents. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Annual planning permissions in Fisher have averaged roughly 5 dwellings, yielding a total of 25 homes granted approval across the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Because approximately 8.6 people per year relocated locally for every residential unit constructed during the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), residential development has fallen well short of incoming demand. This shortfall typically intensifies purchaser competition and puts upward pressure on prices, while newly approved residential builds reflect an average expected construction value of $325,000. Relative to Australian Capital Territory, residential construction in Fisher is substantially subdued, sitting 60.0% below regional average per person.
Such constrained volume reinforces interest and pricing across established real estate, while also trailing national rates due to site limitations and local maturity. The pipeline of recent approvals comprises 60.0% standalone homes alongside 40.0% medium and high-density housing, broadening the selection of higher-density dwellings across various price points between conventional houses and budget-conscious formats. This marks an evolution from the existing built environment (currently 83.0% houses), underscoring a scarcity of vacant land and shifting lifestyle needs for attainable housing types. With roughly 2211 people per approval, the suburb exemplifies a well-established urban fabric. In light of static to contracting demographic projections, residential demand across Fisher could moderate, generating advantageous market conditions for prospective property buyers.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 44 current infrastructure and development projects close to Fisher, worth an estimated $4.68 billion. 5 are already under construction and 13 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and sports & recreation. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local performance is heavily driven by urban planning, major development schemes, and transport works. In total, no projects have been identified by AreaSearch as likely to directly impact the immediate area. Notable regional developments of interest include Athllon Drive Duplication, The Hunter, Canberra Hospital Master Plan, and The Centenary Hospital for Women and Children Expansion Project, with details on relevant works outlined below.
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Kambah BMX Facility Lighting Upgrade
Installation of four light towers at the existing BMX facility to allow greater use of the site, extended hours, and outdoor activities outside summer months.
Heysen Street Weston Residential Development (Block 7 Section 96)
Sale and planned development of a 13,130 sqm RZ4 medium density residential parcel at Block 7 Section 96 Heysen Street in Weston. The site permits medium density residential multi-unit development such as townhouses and apartments, capitalizing on elevated vistas towards the Brindabella Ranges. Planning controls allow for substantial new infill housing capacity within the established Molonglo Valley and Weston Creek corridor.
Ivy by Morris (Section 54 Phillip)
A premium 18-storey residential tower offering 212 apartments with rooftop amenities, ground-floor retail and direct connection to the redeveloped Woden Town Square.
Woden Community Services Hub
A new four-storey facility in Woden Town Centre that will centralise community and government services under one roof, bringing together services currently operating from multiple buildings in the region. It will include child and family services, meeting rooms, a multi-purpose hall, and workshop spaces. Construction is expected to commence in 2026-27.
Skye by Trilogy (Section 117 Phillip)
A landmark 20-storey mixed-use residential tower comprising 188 luxury apartments with ground-floor retail and commercial space, located directly opposite Westfield Woden in the Phillip town centre. Developed by Zapari, the project forms part of the broader high-rise transformation of the Woden Town Centre precinct.
Athllon Drive Duplication
The Athllon Drive Duplication upgrades a key arterial road linking Woden to Tuggeranong in the ACT. The primary southern section duplicates 2.4 km between Sulwood Drive and Drakeford Drive in Kambah and Wanniassa, with a smaller 600 m northern section between Hindmarsh Drive and Melrose Drive. Works include lane duplication, new traffic signals at multiple intersections, upgraded bus stops, active travel paths for cyclists and pedestrians, water quality improvements for Lake Tuggeranong, and a new underpass under Sulwood Drive.Jointly funded by the ACT and Australian governments at $98.55 million, the Development Application for the southern section was approved in early 2026 following completion of enabling works. A tender for main construction is expected to be issued in 2026, with the northern section design ongoing and its timeline less certain due to future light rail corridor planning.
Kambah Group Centre Expansion
A $20 million private redevelopment led by Exempla Group to revitalize the Kambah Village precinct. The project involves doubling the existing Woolworths supermarket footprint to approximately 3,475 square metres to create a full-line store. The expansion includes a new BWS, additional specialty retail units ranging from 50 to 300 square metres, new food outlets, and medical services. The design features a new covered northern entry and integrated landscaping designed to complement ACT Government public realm upgrades.Current planning focus includes lease variations to accommodate indoor recreation and personal services.
Fetherston Weston
Village Building Co is delivering a masterplanned residential precinct on the former Australian Federal Police site in Weston. The development comprises 337 energy-efficient dwellings across three-storey apartment buildings, walk-ups, and two-storey townhouses with extensive solar PV, EV charging infrastructure, and landscaped communal open spaces. The ACT planning authority approved the multi-unit estate development application with basement parking and associated civil infrastructure works.
1,665 residents of Fisher are employed, from a labour force of 1,755. Unemployment sits at 5.1%, with participation at 66.7%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.5% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 2,598, about 78% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour pool in Fisher is characterized by strong educational credentials and high participation in essential industry sectors, alongside an unemployment rate of 5.1%. By March 2026, employed residents numbered 1,665, with joblessness tracking 1.1% higher than the 4.1% recorded for Australian Capital Territory, while the local participation rate of 66.7% remained lower than the territory benchmark of 70.6%. Census data also indicated that only 12.9% of working residents performed their duties from home, though pandemic-era Covid-19 restrictions may have influenced these figures. Resident occupations are heavily centered in public administration & safety, health care & social assistance, and education & training.
Conversely, retail trade accounts for merely 4.9% of employed locals, trailing the Australian Capital Territory level of 6.6%. Given its primarily residential makeup, Census workplace counts against resident figures suggest few commercial employment hubs exist within the suburb itself. According to AreaSearch evaluation of SALM and ABS figures over the twelve months to March 2026, a 1.1% increase in the labour pool coupled with a 0.7% reduction in employment lifted the local jobless rate by 1.7 percentage points. Over the same timeline in Australian Capital Territory, employment expanded by 0.3%, the workforce grew by 1.1%, and joblessness increased by 0.7 percentage points. Looking forward, Mar-26 projections released by Jobs and Skills Australia shed light on future workforce trends over five and ten-year periods when aligned with the local industry profile. Nationwide employment is anticipated to increase by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with uneven growth trajectories across fields. Weighting these sector trends against Fisher's specific workforce makeup indicates expected job growth of 6.5% over five years and 13.4% over ten years (representing an illustrative weighting model that excludes localized demographic projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Fisher is $2,275 a week (about $118,000 a year), with median personal income at $1,206 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $70,595 a year against an average of $82,196. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO postcode figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 show that taxpayers in the Fisher SA2 recorded a median earnings level of $70,595 alongside an average of $82,196, placing the area in upper national brackets against Australian Capital Territory benchmarks of $72,206 and $85,981. Factoring in Wage Price Index appreciation of 10.44% post financial year 2023, updated figures as of March 2026 stand at around $77,965 for median and $90,777 for average earnings. The 2021 Census placed Fisher's individual, household, and family earnings between the 82nd and 91st percentiles across the country.
The largest income demographic encompasses 25.9% of residents (866 people) earning in the $1,500 - 2,999 weekly band, in line with broader regional trends where 34.3% fall within this tier. Local wealth is pronounced, as 39.1% make over $3,000 per week, bolstering high-end retail and commerce. Furthermore, households retain 86.8% of their earnings following shelter expenses, generating robust disposable funds and positioning the suburb within the 8th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Fisher had 1,213 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 83% detached houses and 12% apartments. 40% are owned with a mortgage, 20% rented and 40% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $415 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,354 a month. Rent absorbs 18.2% of household income here and mortgage repayments 23.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to the latest Census, the local housing landscape in Fisher consisted of 82.8% houses alongside 17.2% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), contrasting with the broader Australian Capital Territory distribution of 63.3% houses and 36.7% other dwellings. Outright home ownership reached 39.8%, outperforming the wider territory rate, while remaining homes were under a mortgage (40.0%) or occupied by tenants (20.2%). Monthly median mortgage obligations stood at $2,354, exceeding the Australian Capital Territory benchmark of $2,080, whereas median weekly rent was $415 relative to $450 territory-wide. Across Australia, typical monthly mortgage costs in Fisher remain considerably higher than the nationwide figure of $1,863, with weekly rent exceeding the national standard of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Fisher counted 1,213 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.5 people each. 34% are couples with children, against 25% couples without children. 28% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the majority of domestic arrangements at 70.5% of total dwellings, including 34.4% couples with children, 25.1% couples without children, and 9.5% single parent families. Non-family setups make up the other 29.5%, consisting predominantly of lone person households (27.6%) and group households (2.1%). Overall, the median household size of 2.5 people equals the standard across Australian Capital Territory.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
43.3% of adults in Fisher hold a university qualification, including 25.6% with a bachelor degree and 12.3% with postgraduate qualifications, higher than 78% of areas nationally. A further 14.8% hold a vocational qualification. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census.
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Qualifications among Fisher residents outpace broader trends, as 43.3% of individuals aged 15+ hold higher education degrees compared to 30.4% across Australia, equipping the community for skilled and professional sectors. Bachelor degrees represent the largest proportion at 25.6%, while postgraduate qualifications make up 12.3% and graduate diplomas account for 5.4%. In addition, vocational expertise is widely held, with 27.0% of the population aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, divided between advanced diplomas (12.2%) and certificates (14.8%). Formal study rates are robust throughout the suburb, with 30.3% of the community actively participating in study.
Breaking down these enrollments, 11.4% attend primary education, 8.5% are in secondary education, and 4.5% are engaged in tertiary education.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Fisher reaches 14 stops on 54 routes, timetabled for about 3,600 services a week. The typical home sits about 200 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.3 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Transit assessments record 14 operational public transit points across Fisher, consisting of bus services. Network coverage spans 54 separate bus lines that combine to offer 3,550 passenger departures each week. Local transit access remains convenient, as dwellings are situated an average of 200 meters from the closest stop. Given the suburb's residential focus, outward travel is standard, with private vehicles accounting for 89% of commutes and bus transit used by 6%. Dwellings possess an average of 1.3 vehicles. In addition, an estimated 12.9% of workers operated from home according to the 2021 Census, which may reflect prevailing COVID-19 circumstances.
Combined daily transit volume across the network reaches an average of 507 journeys, translating to around 253 weekly services at each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
67.5% of residents in Fisher report no long-term health condition. 6.0% need daily assistance with core activities, and 59.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 4.2 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Local wellbeing metrics in Fisher reflect favorable health profiles, with AreaSearch mortality and illness analysis aligning generally with countrywide standards. Common ailments remain infrequent among the overall populace, although incidence increases above national benchmarks in senior, vulnerable age brackets. Meanwhile, private health insurance uptake is extensive, covering roughly 60% of all residents (2,003 people), compared against 62.4% throughout Australian Capital Territory. Arthritis and mental health conditions are the most prevalent diagnosed ailments locally, recorded among 9.0% and 8.5% of residents respectively, whereas 67.5% reported no long-term medical conditions compared to 70.2% in Australian Capital Territory.
General health indicators across working-age locals appear standard. Seniors aged 65 and over constitute 19.2% of the local population (642 people), surpassing the 14.2% proportion in Australian Capital Territory, with older demographics encountering specific health burdens despite performing comparatively better than nationwide senior benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Fisher is largely Australian-born, at 76.7% of residents, with 16.7% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (25.9%) and Australian (24.9%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural metrics show higher-than-average diversity in Fisher, where 23.3% of residents were born abroad and 16.7% converse in a language other than English at home. Christianity represents the leading faith, accounting for 45.1% of the community. In addition, Hinduism forms a notable segment at 2.8% of the populace, compared with 4.8% territory-wide in Australian Capital Territory. Regarding reported parental heritage, the most common backgrounds among Fisher residents are English (25.9%), Australian (24.9%), and Irish (9.8%). Other specific cultural heritages also show distinct local presence, including Hungarian at 0.5% in Fisher (vs 0.3% regionally), French at 0.8% (vs 0.5%), and Croatian at 1.0% (vs 0.9%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Fisher is 40. 22.4% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The demographic distribution in Fisher leans toward older age brackets. As at August 2026, senior citizens and retirees (65+) represent 19.2% of the population, relative to 14.2% across Australian Capital Territory, whereas young to middle aged adults (25 - 44) make up 23.7% compared with a 32.8% territory proportion. The estimated median age stands at 40 as at August 2026, remaining level with the 2021 Census result and sitting 5 years higher than the Australian Capital Territory mark of 35 recorded at that Census. Since then, the share of young to middle aged adults declined from 26.5% to an estimated 23.7%.
Moving toward 2041, elderly and retirement cohorts will experience the greatest expansion, rising by 50 (8%) to reach 693 individuals, while younger adults, children, and middle-aged groups are projected to contract.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Fisher
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 4 months ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 6 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 2 months ago all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 11 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (3,219 at the 2021 Census → 3,344 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (801081093). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.